A perspective on the Eternal

Howard Grace reflects on space and spirituality

Hubble observes infant stars in nearby galaxy. | Photo: Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) – ESA/Hubble Collaboration.

Some people, who interpret certain biblical stories literally, believe that creation happened about 6,000 years ago. Personally, I go with evidence pointing to a ‘Big Bang’, which dates the universe at about 13.7 billion years, with the emergence of human beings some hundreds of thousands of years ago.

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